Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-03-11
legislative Proceedings.
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word montreal in line Il, the words "B.F.
Bartlett and w. H. Stevens of New Port
land"
1t was further amended on motion of Mr..
Harrington of Norridgewock. by striking out
the initial ga" in the name "John A. Hub
bard" and inserting gu"
The bill was then passed to be engrossed in
concurrence, under suspension of the rules.
Senate document sc, resolve in favor of the
Maine State College of Agriculture and Me-
chanic Arts, (Coburn Bequest) which was
passed to be engrossed in the House as amend
ed, came back from the Senate, the Senate
non concurring in the amendment of the
House, insisting on the bill as originally
passed, and asking for a committee of con
ference.
On motion of Mr.. Dow of Portland the
House insisted and Joined the conference
committee; and the Chair appointed Messrs.
Dow, Walton of Skowhegan and Brown of
Watervlle.
Mr. Lufkin OF Orrington presented the fol-
lowing:
Ordered that on and after this date all de-
bates shall be limited to five minutes for each
speaker.
Mr.. Dickey moved to amend by striking
out give" and inserting stem"
Mr.. Wakefield moved to lay the order and
amendment on the table.
The motion was lost on a rira upce vote
The amendment was then adopted, and the
order as amended passed.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Billings of Brownville, from the Com
mittee on Agriculture, reported ought to pass
on bill an act to amend chap. 357, public
laws of 1885, relating to agricultural institu-
tons printed under rule.
Mr.. Clifford of Auburn, from the Commit
tee on Fisheries and Game, reported ought
| to pass il new draft on bill an act relating to
the herring fishery in the Saint Croix River ;
read and assigned
Mr.. O'Brien of Thomaston. from the Com.
mittee on Financial Affairs, reported ought
| to pass on bill an act to correct the taxation
of certain plantations; printed under rule.
! Mr.. Powers of Houlton, from the Judiciary
Committee, reported ought to pass, on peti.
ton, bill an act relating to hawkers and
peddlers; printed under rule.
| Mr.. Wiswell of Ellsworth, from the same
| committee, reported reference to next legis-
lature on resolve authorizing the Secretary
| Oh otale 10 purchase CeTialn VOIuIuSS OF MAINE
| Reports; read and accepted
Also reported same on order to inquire
into the expediencv of authorizing the Sec
rotary of State to purchase one hundred sets
of Fairfield reports; read and accepted
Mr.. Allen of Alfred, from the Committee
on Legal Affairs, reported ought not to pass
on bill an act to secure the better education
of the practitioners of dental surgery and to
regulate the practice of dentistry in the
State of Maine; read and accepted.
| Mr.. Scott of Clifton. from the same COM
mittee. reported same on bill an act dpcar-
| ing certain structures nusances; read and
accepted.
| Mr. Wright of Paris, from the same COM
mttee. reported ought to pass on bill an act
to amend sec. 4, chap. l4l, revised statutes
printed under rule.
| Also reported same, in new draft, bill an
act to regulate the sale of opium, morphine
and laudanum; printed under rule.
| Mr.. Noble of Lewiston, from the same
committee, reported ought to pass on bill an
act additional to and amendatory of chap. 26
revised statutes, relating to fire escapes in
rule.
Bill an act establishing salary for the
the Clerk of Courts of Oxford county came
up for first reading and was read twice.
| On motion of Mr.. Wright, the bill was
amended by inserting in the tenth line after
the word "of' the word march" and also
after the word June" the word "Septem
| ber."
The bill, as amended, was then passed to
be engrossed, under a suspension of the rules
on motion of Mr.. Wright.
Resolve for the transcript of certain copies
of the early records of York county. came ur
for first reading and was read once.
On motion OF Mr. Allen of Alfred, the rule,
were suspended, and the resolve assigned fol
second reading on Monday.
Bill an act to amend sec. IS, chap 4, re.
vised statutes, relating to the time Of opening
and closing the polls at the election of State
officers and electors of President and Vice
President of the United States, came up on
its passage to be enacted.
| Mr.. Chase of Damariscotta moved to sus.
pend the rules. and reconsider the vote pass
ing this bill to be engrossed.
The motion prevailed, and Mr.. Chase
moved to amend by striking out the word
flour" il sec. s, line 20. and insert the word
Give"
| The amendment was adopted alter dis.
| to be engrossed.
| On motion of Mr.. Grindle of Mt. Desert,
the House took from the table bill an act to
repeal an act amending sec. 46, chap 80,